Giddings RB Joseph Glenn commits to Cougars

Giddings running back Joseph Glenn arrived on the University of Houston campus Sunday with his options open.

It didn’t take long for his plans to change.

Glenn gave a verbal pledge while on his unofficial visit, marking the third UH commitment this weekend and 12 for the 2013 signing class.

Glenn choose the Cougars over Wake Forest and also had offers from Purdue, Iowa State, UTSA and Texas State.

“I made the decision when I got (to the UH campus),” said Glenn, who is 5-10 and 202 pounds. “I was real open, but as soon as I got there, I was just like ‘Man, I’m thinking about committing,’ so I committed today. I had no idea when I was going to commit.

“It’s just a relief to (get the decision) off my shoulders.”

As a junior, Glenn rushed for 1,514 yards and 24 touchdowns. He had seven games with at least 143 yards, including 260 yards in a season-opening win against Burnet. He had 683 yards in the final four regular season games for the Buffaloes.

Glenn said it should be a smooth transition with his high school playing a similar offense as the Cougars’ Air Raid.

“They say I can play a big role,” Glenn said. “Coming in as a freshman, I could have a chance to actually play. But I’m well aware of the offense they run. At Giddings, we run a little bit of the same kind of offense and the same kind of plays so I really know some of it and I can adapt really easily when I get up there.”

Glenn also said he felt comfortable meeting first-year UH head coach Tony Levine.

“The first time I got to shake his hand, he told me he felt like he knew me forever,” Glenn said. “He seemed like an awesome person and I loved his personality and he was a very true kind of guy.”

The Cougars also picked up commitments this weekend from outside linebacker Reggie McGee from Our Lady of Good Counsel in Olney, Md., and defensive end Michael Jolivet from Navarro Junior College.

Oral commitments are non-binding. The first day a recruit can sign a national letter of intent is Feb. 6, 2013.